Proverbs 25:25 Go deeper

As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. (KJV)

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מַ֣יִםMa.yimwater

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Proverbs 25:25 word 1

קָ֭רִיםKa.rimcool

Lemma: קַר (qar) · Strong's: H7119

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: cool

Used 2 times. Also: Jeremiah 18:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7119; TAHOT Proverbs 25:25 word 2

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Proverbs 25:25 word 3

נֶ֣פֶשׁNe.fesha person

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: soul

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Proverbs 25:25 word 4

עֲיֵפָ֑ה'a.ye.Fahweary

Lemma: עָיֵף (a.yeph) · Strong's: H5889

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: faint

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Deuteronomy 25:18, Judges 8:4, Judges 8:5, 2 Samuel 16:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5889; TAHOT Proverbs 25:25 word 5

וּשְׁמוּעָ֥הu.she.mu.'Ahand a report

Lemma: שְׁמוּעָה (she.mu.ah) · Strong's: H8052

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: tidings

Used 27 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:24, 1 Samuel 4:19, 2 Samuel 4:4, 2 Samuel 13:30, 1 Kings 2:28, 1 Kings 10:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8052; TAHOT Proverbs 25:25 word 6

ט֝וֹבָ֗הto.Vahgood

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Proverbs 25:25 word 7

מֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzfrom a land of

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Proverbs 25:25 word 8

מֶרְחָֽק\׃mer.Chakdistance

Lemma: מֶרְחָק (mer.chaq) · Strong's: H4801

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: distance

Used 18 times. Also: 2 Samuel 15:17, Psalms 138:6, Proverbs 31:14, Isaiah 8:9, Isaiah 10:3, Isaiah 13:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4801; TAHOT Proverbs 25:25 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

[Like] cold	→	קַר H7119 cool
water	→	מַי H4325G water
to	→	עַל H5921A upon
a weary	→	עָיֵף H5889 faint
soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul
[is] good	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
news	→	שְׁמוּעָה H8052 tidings
from a distant	→	מֶרְחָק H4801 distance
land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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